Maybe food means something different for everyone. For some of us, it’s simply the means to survive and for others the pleasure to life. It’s this beautiful method of communication, to express to people what they mean to me. There’s love in the act of creating something beautiful for someone. Each little dip of chocolate feels like a poem you spend all night pacing the floors about. Honestly… nothing says love like a dang Churro Cheesecake.
Serve it Steamy Hot
I am over the top excited to share this Mexican Churro Cheesecake recipe with you. One thing I’ve observed about vegan cheesecake recipes, is that they often are too watery or require refrigeration for a day to help the filling bind together. This recipe will be ready to eat 30-60 minutes after coming out of the oven. It’s a churro! It should still be hot and steamy when you eat it, thats the magic. And it’s going to bind amazingly even while hot!
Egg Alternatives for Vegan Baking
When going dairy free (the animals will thank you… because the dairy industry IS the meat industry), there are several alternatives to eggs. For this recipe, I used silken tofu and I do not suggest swapping that for anything else. After making about a gazillion vegan cheesecakes in my life (who’s shocked my Friends episode is The One With All The Cheesecake), I have concluded that the secret ingredient to a solidly formed filling is silken tofu. Silken tofu is so great for a variety of things- if you haven’t checked out my Vegan Italian Carbonara with silken tofu then you’re in for a wild ride. For other recipes that require eggs, there are alternatives like…
- Silken Tofu (4 ounces = 1 egg)
- Flax Meal (1 Tablespoon mixed with 3 Tablespoons water = 1 egg)
- Aquafaba aka Chickpea Water (Use when creating a whipped meringue)
- Applesauce (4 Tablespoons = 1 egg)
- Mashed Banana (4 Tablespoons = 1 egg) not my fav because it does leave hints of banana in the recipe.
Homemade Pastry Dough in 10 Minutes
You can absolutely buy your own pastry for this recipe. However, I don’t see the point in that because this takes 10 minutes and will leave you feeling like a cute little french pastry chef. The most important tip when making a pastry dough is to freeze the ingredients. This recipe will leave you with enough dough to comfortably make an 8×8 Churro Cheesecake which requires two sheets of 8×8 dough. After following the instructions to form a pastry ball in your food processor, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and rest in refrigerator overnight. Resting it overnight isn’t a requirement, but I would definitely give it at least 1-2 hours minimum.
Motorcycle Diary Dreaming
When I think of churros, I’m dreaming of Latin America. I swoon for the sweet things in life. The self control to eat something off every street food market stall is virtually nonexistent. There’s something haunting and enchanting and about strolling the streets of Latin American with your lover and a motorbike while grazing on churros straight out of the smoking oil. Let’s be honest, I can drive my own motorbike and have a divine habit of my turning dreams into reality… so the lover is more of a suggestion but not imperative to that chapter of the story. *Winks*
“There are no limitations, unless you create them yourselves. Anything is possible. You are only limited by your own imagination.”
Dolores Cannon
